The projects comprise 24 overseen by the ministry and 10 major projects managed by local authorities.
Several have already been completed, including three components of the Bien Hoa-Vung Tau Expressway, the Cao Bang city bypass, a northern mountainous provinces connectivity project and upgrades to the Hanoi-Vinh and Vinh-Nha Trang railway sections.
Another 23 projects or components are under construction, although some ministry-managed schemes, including Cho Moi-Bac Kan, Cam Lo-La Son and sections of the Ho Chi Minh Highway and National Highway 2, remain behind schedule.
The ministry attributed delays to slow land clearance, shortages of construction materials and higher fuel prices, as well as weak coordination and delays in dealing with underperforming contractors.
The ministry also plans to start 10 projects in 2026, five of which have already broken ground. They include Ninh Cuong Bridge, improvements to the Hoa Duyet-Thanh Luyen railway section, completion of Cu Mong Tunnel, a road linking Gia Binh Airport with Hanoi and the Vinh-Thanh Thuy Expressway.
The remaining five include a southern waterways and logistics corridor project, upgrades to three national highways in the Mekong Delta, the Bac Kan-Cao Bang Expressway, Ho Chi Minh City's Ring Road 4 and an upgrade of the Hoa Lac-Hoa Binh section.
Meanwhile, passenger transport in August rose 17.9 per ent by volume and 16 per cent by passenger-kilometres from a year earlier, while freight transport increased 17.6 per cent by volume and 17.3 per cent by tonne-kilometres.
Rail freight bucked the trend, with volume falling 16.6 per cent in the first eight months and freight turnover down 6.8 per cent, highlighting the need to improve multimodal connections and rail competitiveness.
